| Front page story has misrepresented an interview with MCB Secretary General. The Muslim Council of Britain is shocked and dismayed to see how the Sunday Telegraph has today in its front page headline story ('Muslim Leader warns of 2 million British terrorists') misrepresented an interview with its Secretary-General, Dr Muhammad Abdul Bari.
"I was interviewed on Thursday by the Sunday Telegraph's David Harrison. I am quoted in his story today as allegedly saying that if the demonisation of British Muslims in the media continues then 'Britain will have to deal with 2 million Muslim terrorists, 700,000 in London.' These are categorically not my words. What I had in fact said was that 'sections of the British media should not treat as terrorists the two million British Muslims, of whom 700,000 reside in London.' Indeed, the Sunday Telegraph's unfair distortion of my views only serves to underline the manner in which the views of Muslims are so often misrepresented by sections of our UK media,' said Dr Muhammad Abdul Bari. |
